China's first ever defence attache to Niger, Colonel-Major Chen Xuming, was welcomed earlier this month at a reception held at the Chinese embassy in the capital Niamey. In front of Chinese ambassador Jiang Feng,

Cognac producers are asking the French government to start negotiations with China to resolve bilateral trade tensions, due to which the sector is losing 50 million euros per month. This is reported by Bloomberg.

A new record for maintaining plasma burning inside a fusion reactor has been set in France, beating China's previous benchmark by 25%.

France's only nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and accompanying warships were in the Philippines on Sunday after holding combat drills with Philippine forces in some disputed waters in the South China Sea. The show of firepower however, only made themselves look like marionettes controlled by Washington via Manila from behind the curtain.

The French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has been deployed for a five-month Indo-Pacific mission since last November.

The countries' military exercises last week are likely to displease China, which claims ownership over most of the South China Sea. View on euronews

Cognac makers are urging the French government to engage in talks with China to resolve bilateral trade tensions that have led to monthly losses of €50 million ($52 million) for the industry.

Europe is looking to be a part of the conversation around AI leadership and innovation that has so far been dominated by the U.S. and China.

PARIS -- A knife attack killed one person and injured several others in Mulhouse, east France, on Saturday afternoon, the French news channel BFMTV reported.

France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and accompanying warships were in the Philippines on Sunday after holding combat drills with Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea in a show of firepower that would likely antagonize China.